In memory of Beverly Jean Bouvier

http://soundcloud.com/ciaran-cahill-hear/sets/heres-to-you-bev

No Ding Dong for the Dead Witch Thatcher

Thatcher's funeral takes place today. Big Ben is to fall silent during the ceremony. It will be the first time Elizabeth Tower, formerly the Clock Tower, will not ring out since Winston Churchill's funeral in 1965.
As a mark of disrespect many people intend on turning their backs as her coffin passes by them.
 
















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Image Source: Reuters

The Italian goldsmith, Claudio Franchi, who created Pope Benedict XVI's Fisherman's Ring, is hoping the Vatican will dispense with tradition & not destroy the 1.23oz gold Ring. It is usually taken from the hand of the dead Pope by the 'Cardinal Camerlengo' the Prelate, who takes over the church before the new Pope is elected. It is then smashed with a hammer to ensure that no fake documents can be created in the dead Popes name. But this time the Pope will not be dead.

Check out the article by clicking on the link at the bottom of this post. 

Image & Article Source: http://mangaloretoday.com/mt/index.php?action=headlines&type=4741

Lightening Strikes Dome in Vatican Hours after Benedict XVI Announces Retirement

What a Shot God!

 

Image source:  @JamesGRickards

Large Glacial Collapse Caught on Camera in Perito Moreno 19/01/2013 Argentina

Amateur photographer Christian Grosso was in the right place at the right time to shoot this video of a collapsing glacier in Argentina's Patagonia region.
Unfortunately, these occurrences are increasing at an alarming rate.   

via http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QotlQS4fqDE&feature=player_embedded
 & http://www.livescience.com/27025-glacier-rupturing-photo.html

Alien Looking Human Skulls Found in Mexico

Check out the Scientific American site from the link below. Amazing what some humans will get up to.
These skulls were found in a 1,000 year old cemetery in the village of Onavas, Mexico. Let me know what you think.
 
Source: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=alien-like-skulls-excavated-in-mexico

US Drug Policy Shift

Slate: Obama Says He's Got "Bigger Fish To Fry" Than Recreational Pot Smokers. http://goo.gl/mag/SRufm6F
Image Source: seanmichaelsolomon.tumblr.com